Bobby Bowden

President Barack Obama has UConn beating Colorado in their first-round NCAA Tournament game, but does not have the Huskies upsetting No. 1 seed Kansas in the next round. He actually has the Jayhawks winning it all. He picked North Carolina to win it all in 2009 and the Tar Heels did, but since then he has not picked the champ in his yearly men's bracket exercise for ESPN. On the women's side, he has UConn, like so many others. ... If you have not picked your men's bracket yet, the 5-12, 6-11, 7-10 games are where the most upsets are. A 12 seed has topped a five seed 44 times, an 11 seed has beaten a six seed 43 times and a 10 seed has toppled a seven seed 48 times, says STATS....

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